Cat, Friend and Companion
Life goes with scrapes
Doors, dogs, dicey streets
Happy holidays, sad workdays
And those skipping spirits
That cannot be ignored
Padding shared paths
Laughed and loved
Soft fur, loud purr
Teased and fluffed
With fleas and stuff
Saucers, special bowls
Impatient whiskers
Wicked ways
Pawing and bluffing
Yelling for nothing
Except food
My cat was a friend
And everywhere we went
My friend went with me
Even 100 miles away
Even when freer than free
We had connection
You will understand
When I say
I lost my best friend today
A small friend
Whose dancing spirit
Has curled up
Gone to sleep
And now holds a place in my heart
Gone, just for a moment
Never forgotten, never apart